Laura Ingraham Said Sorry To David Hogg Because It's Holy Week & People Are Like, Nahhhh

This week, Fox News host Laura Ingraham mocked Parkland survivor David Hogg and set off quite the firestorm. Enough so, in fact, that Ingraham apologized to Hogg, citing the "spirit of Holy Week." But many Twitter followers of the feud did not exactly buy Ingraham's contrition as genuine, partially due to her noting of Holy Week.

The first transgression (in keeping with the "spirit of Holy Week") occurred Wednesday morning when Ingraham mocked Hogg's rejection by several colleges. She tweeted triumphantly about his failure to be accepted at four universities and wrote he "whines" in response.

Then on Thursday came Ingraham's apology. She wrote on Twitter, "Any student should be proud of a 4.2 GPA —incl. @DavidHogg111. On reflection, in the spirit of Holy Week, I apologize for any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland."

Some Twitter users saw plenty to dispute in that tweet, and lit up the social media platform afterward on a number of fronts.

1Leave Jesus Out Of It

Writer and pastor John Pavlovitz pointed out the chasm separating Jesus' actions during Holy Week and what Ingraham did to Hogg. "Stop trolling a teenage shooting victim under financial pressure. Stop using Jesus," Pavlovitz wrote.

2Follow The Money

When looking for an explanation for inexplicable behavior, some of the best go-to advice is to follow the money. Advertisers pulling their contracts with Ingraham's show hurts her bottom line, so according to writer and director James Gunn, Ingraham's apology came because she doesn't "want to be losing those sacred advertising dollars."

4Does Holy Week Have A Corner On Apologies?

It struck many as strange that Ingraham had to invoke "Holy Week" to justify her decision to apologize to Hogg. As Ken Jennings of Jeopardy-winning stardom wrote, "Good thing it was Easter or Laura Ingraham would have kept mocking teenage victims of violence all week."

5Sibling Solidarity

David Hogg's sister Lauren Hogg tweeted at Ingraham to "please just be a real journalist" and utilize her "platform to help people not hurt them." That's solid sibling kinship right there.